The energy input would it take to climb a ladder will be 20000 J.
Mechanical advantage is a measure of the ratio of output force to input force in a system, it is used to obtain the efficiency of the given mechanical machine.
Mechanical advantage is a measure of how much a machine multiplies the input force.
The complete question is;
"if we assume a typical efficiency of 25% for the human body how much energy input would it take to climb a ladder increasing body potential energy by 5000J"
The formula for the efficiency is;
[tex]\rm E = \frac{P}{\eta} \\\\ E = \frac{5000}{0.25} \\\\ E = 20000 \ J[/tex]
Hence, the energy input would it take to climb a ladder will be 20000 J.
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